Social, Emotional, Behavioral CEU Courses for SLPs

This is Part 3 of the four-part series, Pyramid Model in Early Childhood: Improving Social Emotional Competence & Reducing Challenging Behaviors. This course discusses the steps of the Positive Behavior Support Process, with a particular focus on Functional Behavioral Assessment and developing a working Behavior Hypothesis statement.

This is Part 2 of the four-part series, Pyramid Model in Early Childhood: Improving Social Emotional Competence & Reducing Challenging Behaviors. This course focuses on teaching evidence-based, targeted social-emotional skills (e.g., identifying and expressing emotions, self-regulation, social problem-solving, friendship skills, and co-operative responding) to young children via the Pyramid Model in order to promote their social-emotional development, prevent challenging behavior, and better prepare them academically.

This is Part 4 of the four-part series, Pyramid Model in Early Childhood: Improving Social Emotional Competence & Reducing Challenging Behaviors. This course addresses designing and implementing a Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Plan that is child-centered, with a focus on skill-building for functional and developmentally appropriate communication. Strategies are provided for preventing challenging behaviors as well as teaching replacement behaviors.

This is Part 1 of the four-part series, Pyramid Model in Early Childhood: Improving Social Emotional Competence & Reducing Challenging Behaviors. This course provides an overview of the Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children, and discusses its beneficial effects on emotional literacy and challenging behaviors that can interfere with educational as well as therapeutic assessment and intervention. The first two tiers of the Pyramid Model and the roles that SLPs play on the team are addressed.

There is a complex grieving process that many parents experience when their child receives a diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) or other diagnosis. This course defines relevant terminology and describes the triggers and stages of grief that are common to this grieving process. It also discusses strategies to help families move forward in a positive way.

The DIRFloortime® framework can be used not only with children with autism, but with a wide variety of ages and diagnoses. This 4-hour master class describes DIRFloortime principles and concepts such as Functional Emotional Developmental Capacities (FEDCs) and relationship-based intervention. Case studies provide examples of goals and therapy activities, including virtual experiences, for various populations.

This course explores emotional intelligence (EQ) and how to "plug in" and use it in situations that go awry with parents of clients. Specific strategies for handling difficult situations and de-escalating arguments are discussed.

This Part 2 of a 2-part series focused on functional social communication intervention for grades 7 thru 12 into adulthood. Treatment plans and case studies are presented to highlight techniques for engaging teens & adults in therapy, tips for extending social communication strategies into the classroom, and methods for helping adults overcome social anxiety.

Sensory integration and processing is foundational to human development, engagement and relationships. This course will discuss theories of sensory processing function and dysfunction, potential impact on communication skills, and considerations for SLPs' therapeutic practice.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. This course helped SLPs build a repertoire of social communication intervention strategies and improve functional outcomes with evidence-based treatment plans for students Pre-K to 6th grade. Individual case studies will demonstrate how social communication disorders present in a variety of diagnostic categories. Practical tools for treatment from the therapy room to the classroom - including collaboration with other professionals - will be discussed.